That ends the first game of the tournament. Switch tabs to get all the action from the second game - between South Zone and North Zone.

So it turns out that 161 wasn't a big target on this pitch. Credit to Central Zone for pulling things back in the middle overs when they were bowling. Picking three wickets for 10 runs hurt West Zone badly. Although Deepak Hooda played an excellent cameo, they could not post a daunting total on the board. Harpreet Singh played exceptionally well for Central Zone and he used the decent start given by the openers and set up a nice platform to ensure a victory.

18.2

SN Thakur to Sohraab Dhaliwal, SIX, what way to finish off the game. Central Zone begin with a comfortable win. Fullish delivery outside off stump, Dhaliwal lofts it over long-off and it goes all the way

18.1

SN Thakur to M Rawat, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rawat taps it towards cover and sets off before the bowler could get there in time. He slips while picking up the ball but no harm done

Shardul Thakur [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

17.6

I Pathan to Sohraab Dhaliwal, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Dhaliwal ducks under it

Sohraab Dhaliwal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.5

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, out Caught by K Jadhav!! End of a fine knock from Harpreet Singh. He's almost ensured a victory for his side. Fullish delivery from Pathan, Harpreet slices the loft in the air and holes out to long-off. Harpreet Singh c K Jadhav b I Pathan 62(40) [4s-1 6s-4]

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

17.4

I Pathan to M Rawat, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Rawat pulls it through backward deep square leg

17.4

I Pathan to M Rawat, wide, slower delivery goes down the leg-side

17.3

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, yorker from Pathan, Harpreet squeezes it out to long-on

17.2

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, SIX, that's swung away nicely off the back foot, he's made great contact on this short delivery and the pull shot travels all the way over deep mid-wicket

17.1

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Harpreet backs away and swings, but misses

Irfan Pathan [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

16.6

SN Thakur to M Rawat, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump, it's been cut away nicely through backward point, third man is nowhere to be seen

16.6

SN Thakur to M Rawat, wide, that's way outside off stump

16.5

SN Thakur to M Rawat, no run, low full toss on the off stump, Rawat flicks it straight to mid-wicket

SN Thakur to M Rawat, 1 run, very full and outside off stump, Harpreet drives it to extra-cover

16.2

SN Thakur to M Rawat, FOUR, just missed the yorker and the batsman used his wrists to great effect. On the leg stump, Harpreet goes deep in the crease and flicks it away through backward square leg

16.1

SN Thakur to M Rawat, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rawat works it to fine leg

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

15.6

Nayar to Harpreet Singh, SIX, Harpreet Singh brings up his fifty in style. He backed away to leg, Nayar tried to be smart by following him, but the length was too short. Harpreet rolled his wrists and flicks it over deep square leg, sails away into the stands

15.5

Nayar to M Rawat, 1 run, good stop by Priyank Panchal at point. Rawat made room and smeared the cut towards point, Panchal dives and makes a fine stop

15.4

Nayar to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, worked away to deep mid-wicket

15.3

Nayar to M Rawat, 1 run, forced off the back foot to extra cover

15.2

Nayar to M Rawat, FOUR, two fours in a row for Rawat. Full on the pads, Rawat sinks low and sweeps, spilts the gap to perfection between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg

15.1

Nayar to M Rawat, FOUR, please-hit-me ball from Nayar. Short and ample width on offer, Rawat reaches out and cracks the cut past point

Abhishek Nayar [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

14.6

Ishwar Choudhary to Harpreet Singh, 2 runs, punched to the right of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run fuss free

Ishwar Choudhary to Harpreet Singh, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, Harpreet chips it uppishly to the left of sweeper cover, sets off for a second run. Throw was accurate at the bowler's end - right at the top of the stumps. Rawat sensed trouble and put in a full length dive after Choudhary took the bails off. In the end, he survives. Third umpire is looking at lots of angles. He wants to make sure that Rawat's bat lifted up in the air as he dived. But looks okay to me. Cricket maths and history would suggest that time taken is proportional to the survival of batsman's chances. NOT OUT

Third umpire beckoned for a run-out check. Has Rawat made his ground? He was struggling but the dive has saved him. NOT OUT

14.3

Ishwar Choudhary to Harpreet Singh, no run, clever from Choudhary. Saw the batsman move to leg, slanted it out of the reach of Harpreet, who watches it sail into the keeper's glove

14.2

Ishwar Choudhary to M Rawat, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, worked towards long-on

14.1

Ishwar Choudhary to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, tapped towards point

14.1

Ishwar Choudhary to Harpreet Singh, wide, short down the leg-side, called a wide

Ishwar Choudhary [2.0-0-11-2] is back into the attack

13.6

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Harpreet pushes it to cover

13.5

I Pathan to M Rawat, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Rawat misses the flick, the ball rolls into the on-side off the thigh pad

13.4

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Harpreet pulls it to deep mid-wicket

13.3

I Pathan to Harpreet Singh, SIX, in the airrrrr, looks like the fielder has palmed it over the rope. Harpreet hits it down the ground, long-on tries to jump and catch but he couldn't hold on

13.2

I Pathan to M Rawat, 1 run, this time he tucks this short of length delivery to square leg

13.1

I Pathan to M Rawat, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Rawat defends to the right of the bowler, Harpreet Singh looks for a run but sent back

Nayar to M Rawat, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Rawat reaches out and drives square of the wicket

11.1

Nayar to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, slower delivery on the leg stump, Harpreet works it to backward square leg

10.6

Tambe to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, on the stumps, Harpreet sweeps along the ground through backward square leg

10.5

Tambe to M Rawat, 1 run, driven down to long-on

10.4

Tambe to M Rawat, no run, looked very close, flighted delivery on the stumps, Rawat missed the sweep and got hit on the pad, impact was in-line with the sticks, not sure why the umpire ruled that as not out

10.3

Tambe to M Rawat, no run, very full and just outside off stump, Rawat digs it out

Mahesh Rawat, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.2

Tambe to Rayudu, out Stumped!! Big wicket for West Zone and Tambe is pumped. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Rayudu steps out and has a wild swing, misses the ball, Parthiv does the rest. Rayudu st Parthiv Patel b Tambe 24(19) [4s-3]

Tambe to Rayudu, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

10.1

Tambe to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, low full toss, Harpreet steps out and drives it to long-off

9.6

Nayar to Rayudu, no run, extra bounce on this shortish delivery, Rayudu misses the pull

9.5

Nayar to Rayudu, no run, slower delivery down the leg-side, Rayudu misses the sweep, gets hit on the pad

9.4

Nayar to Harpreet Singh, 1 run, driven off the front foot to extra-cover and he takes a sharp run

Ishwar Choudhary to Rayudu, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu guides it to third man

Harpreet Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.2

Ishwar Choudhary to N Ojha, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Soft dismissal. Shortish delivery on the off stump, Ojha goes back and tries to pull, slices it high in the air, the man at cover takes a simple catch. N Ojha c Shreyas Iyer b Ishwar Choudhary 11(12) [4s-1]

Ishwar Choudhary to N Ojha, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

5.1

Ishwar Choudhary to Rayudu, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rayudu works it into the on-side

SN Thakur to Rayudu, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Rayudu drives it to mid-on

4.4

SN Thakur to Rayudu, FOUR, fullish delivery on the stumps, Rayudu slogs, not timed well, clears mid-wicket and there's no one in the deep

4.3

SN Thakur to Rayudu, 2 runs, overthrow and Rayudu gets an extra run. He tapped this towards extra-cover and set off, the fielder fired a wide throw at the bowler's end and missed, there was no one backing up

4.2

SN Thakur to Rayudu, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu swings hard, mistimes it off the bottom of the bat to mid-off

4.1

SN Thakur to Rayudu, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu defends it to point

Shardul Thakur [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

3.6

Ishwar Choudhary to N Ojha, no run, lazy shot. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Ojha stays leg-side of the ball and tries to guide it to third man but misses

3.5

Ishwar Choudhary to Rayudu, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu guides it to third man

I Pathan to N Ojha, 1 run, slower delivery on the leg stump, Ojha swings and gets a thickish edge that rolls to fine leg

2.5

I Pathan to N Ojha, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Ojha defends off the back foot

2.4

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run, guided away to third man

2.3

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR, edgedddd and it's gone over the slip cordon. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Lomror looks to slash and gets a thick edge that escapes for four

2.3

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, 3 wides, Pathan tries the slower delivery, but it goes down the leg-side, the keeper fumbles

2.2

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, 2 runs, too straight and Lomror works it away through mid-wicket

2.1

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, no run, fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Lomror swings and misses

1.6

SN Thakur to N Ojha, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Ojha tries to pull and gets an inside edge onto pad, he doesn't know where the ball is and tries to steal a run, the ball stays on the pitch behind him and his partner sends him back

1.5

SN Thakur to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Lomror pushes it towards short cover and sets off

SN Thakur to Mahipal Lomror, leg byes, 5 runs, optimistic shout for LBW, clearly very high. Oh dear, the fielder fires a direct-hit and it deflects away to the boundary for four extra runs. Short of a length delivery swinging back in, Lomror misses the flick and gets hit on the thigh where there is no protection. He's in pain and gets some attention from the physio

1.1

SN Thakur to Mahipal Lomror, wide, full and way outside off stump, easy call for the ump

Shardul Thakur, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

I Pathan to N Ojha, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Ojha stays leg-side of the ball and punches it to point

0.5

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, 1 run, tapped off the back foot to cover

0.4

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, no run, swinging away outside off stump, Lomror looks to defend, gets beaten by the away-swinger

0.3

I Pathan to Mahipal Lomror, FOUR, lovely cover-drive. Full and swinging away outside off stump, Lomror leans forward and places the drive between cover and cover-point

0.2

I Pathan to N Ojha, 1 run, again slogged away towards mid-wicket, a slight fumble by Tambe and it's good enough for Ojha to steal a run

0.1

I Pathan to N Ojha, FOUR, good start for Central Zone. Full and swinging back in, Ojha swings across the line and sends it wide of mid-on for four

N Ojha and Mahipal Lomror are at the crease. N Ojha is on strike. I Pathan will open the attack

Deepak Hooda's 26-ball 49 has given West Zone a good total on the board. The start was good but they lost their way losing three wickets for 10 runs. Tare played a sensible knock, before Hooda went berserk. West Zone have got 160, but it is going to be enough on this good batting strip? We'll find out in a while.

19.6

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, SIX, just three runs off five balls until this delivery, but the over has been spoilt. High full toss, almost a no-ball, just under the waist, Hooda swings away over backward square leg for a maximum

19.5

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, no run, excellent low full toss, Hooda couldn't get under it, drilled to extra-cover and he doesn't take the run, wants to keep strike

19.4

Amit Mishra to Tambe, 1 run, this time he connects, sent to sweeper cover, was uppish for a while but there was no one at cover-point

19.3

Amit Mishra to Tambe, no run, full and wide outside off stump, Tambe fails to reach out and connect

Amit Mishra to Tambe, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Tambe turns it into the on-side

Amit Mishra [3.0-0-19-2] is back into the attack

Pravin Tambe, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.6

Aniket Choudhary to SN Thakur, out Caught by Karn Sharma!! That's a tough catch taken very well by Karn Sharma. Short delivery on the off stump, Thakur tries to pull, ball hits him high on the bat, flies towards cover, Sharma runs back from extra-cover, keeps his eye on the ball and manages to take it with a dive. SN Thakur c Karn Sharma b Aniket Choudhary 9(6) [6s-1]

Aniket Choudhary to SN Thakur, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.5

Aniket Choudhary to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Hooda guides it to third man

18.4

Aniket Choudhary to Deepak Hooda, SIX, Aniket Choudhary misses the yorker and this one's cleared the long-on fence as well. Didn't time this lofted punch very well, but got enough bat on it to send it all the way. This cameo will surely lift the mood in the West Zone camp. In fact, you can't blame the bowler here. It was almost a yorker, but Hooda went deep in the crease to convert it into a full ball

18.3

Aniket Choudhary to Deepak Hooda, SIX, that sat up nicely and Hooda is a very good striker of the cricket ball. Shortish delivery, Hooda went back and across in the crease, got into a great position to pull it over deep mid-wicket

Rajpoot to Deepak Hooda, no run, oh he's backed away and guided that almost onto the stumps, goes on the bounce to the keeper

17.2

Rajpoot to Deepak Hooda, SIX, oh that's smashed by Hooda.What a hit. The bat made a great sound as it made contact with the ball. Full and in the slot, Hooda gets under it and muscles it way back over the long-on fence

17.1

Rajpoot to SN Thakur, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, hit very hard, the bowler gets a hand on it in his followthrough and sends it to long-off

Ankit Rajpoot [3.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

Shardul Thakur, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.6

Amit Mishra to Nayar, out Caught by Harpreet Singh!! In the air and taken. A well-judged catch from Harpreet. A fuller length delivery slanted across outside off, Nayar slices it off the toe-end towards extra cover. Harpreet ran acros, kept his eyes on the ball and takes a smart catch. Nayar c Harpreet Singh b Amit Mishra 2(3)

Amit Mishra to Nayar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Amit loses his run-up. Time to reload again

16.5

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, dabbed towards short third man

16.4

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, FOUR, this will do. Lovely shot from Hooda. Just gave a little shimmy and takes the ball on the full, lofted it down the ground with a straight bat. No chance for the long-on fielder

16.3

Amit Mishra to Nayar, 1 run, shuffles across his crease and nurdles a back of a length delivery to short fine

16.2

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, "two, two, two" chirped Hooda as he tucked this delivery towards deep mid-wicket, but had to amend his expectations as the fielder got across quickly to the ball

16.1

Amit Mishra to Deepak Hooda, no run, on a length just outside off, Hooda swings blindly and misses. Wasn't too far away from the off-pole

Amit Mishra [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

15.6

Aniket Choudhary to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, trots to the other end with this sharp single to mid-wicket

15.5

Aniket Choudhary to Nayar, 1 run, shortish outside off, Nayar punches it off the back foot to the left of sweeper cover

15.5

Aniket Choudhary to Nayar, wide, sliding down the leg-side, called a wide

Abhishek Nayar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

15.4

Aniket Choudhary to Tare, out Caught by Wankhade!! Tare's cameo is over. This was in the slot for him, but couldn't quite get the required distance. A fuller length delivery on middle and leg, Tare cleared his front leg and biffed it straight to long-on, who didn't have to move an inch to gobble it up. Tare c Wankhade b Aniket Choudhary 40(33) [4s-5 6s-1]

Aniket Choudhary to Tare, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.3

Aniket Choudhary to Tare, FOUR, Tare is on the move. Fullish outside off, Tare makes room and times the drive superbly through extra cover, who puts in a lazy effort and lets it go through to the fence

15.2

Aniket Choudhary to Tare, SIX, he was looking for this shot the previous ball but was duped by extra bounce. This time he waited, gets on top of the bounce and flays it with a open bat face over third man for a maximum

15.1

Aniket Choudhary to Tare, no run, gets steep bounce on this short of length delivery outside off, Tare hops to carve it over point, ends up chopping it to the keeper

Aniket Choudhary [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

14.6

Rajpoot to Tare, 1 run, yorker on off, Tare jams it out and takes off for a sharp single

14.5

Rajpoot to Deepak Hooda, leg byes, 1 run, huge appeal for an lbw but the umpire walks away. Looked close at first instance. Oh! "If there was a middle-stump, it would've gone cartwheeling" says VB Chandrashekhar on air. A fuller length delivery on the stumps, tailed away late and eludes Hooda's bat. Raps him low on the pad. Would've crashed middle of middle-stump

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, no run, brooms the reverse sweep straight to short third man

11.6

Karn Sharma to Deepak Hooda, 2 runs, a sitter that has been shelled by Wankhade. Karn is fuming, don't ever look at him, Wankhade. Hooda stepped out and swung it across the line, doesn't get enough elevation and toe-ends it straight to deep mid-wicket. Wankhade set himself, got both hands but spills it

11.5

Karn Sharma to Tare, 1 run, "catchhhh" was the shout from Karn, but it lands well short of long-off. Tare uses his feet, toe-ends the loft towards long-off, falls a couple of yards short of Rayudu

11.4

Karn Sharma to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, stands tall and nudges it into the acres of space on the leg-side

11.3

Karn Sharma to Tare, 1 run, knocked away through mid-wicket

11.2

Karn Sharma to Tare, FOUR, "That's his favourite shot," quips Amol Muzumdar on air. A flatter ball outside off, width on offer and cashes on it. Goes deep in his crease and flays the cut past point

11.1

Karn Sharma to Deepak Hooda, 1 run, 86kph, flighted delivery on the stumps, clipped away in front of square on the on-side

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, 1 run, punched along the ground to sweepeer cover

10.3

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, FOUR, edge and four. Tare goes hard on the drive, gets an outside edge to third man

Deepak Hooda, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.2

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, out I Pathan Run Out!! We are seeing some strange dismissals in this innings. Yet another disaster strikes for West Zone. Floater on the stumps, Tare bludgeoned the drive down the ground, Sohraab got low and deflected the ball off his hand and then onto the stumps. Irfan had backed a long way and couldn't get back in time. I Pathan run out (Sohraab Dhaliwal) 4(5)

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Has Sohraab deflected the ball off his hand there? Irfan is walking. Yes, replays confirm it. OUT it is!

Karn Sharma to I Pathan, 1 run, forced it to extra cover and set off for a quick single, the fielder fires a direct-hit at the non-striker's end. However, Irfan had dragged his bat easily inside the crease

A run-out check has been sent upstairs. Has Irfan got back in safely? Yes, well inside his crease

9.5

Karn Sharma to I Pathan, no run, flighted delivery around off, defended off the front foot

9.4

Karn Sharma to Tare, 1 run, shorter on the stumps, Tare goes for the pull, is hurried onto the shot. Ends up directing it to deep mid-wicket

9.3

Karn Sharma to Tare, FOUR, shouts of "catcchhh" but it was nowhere close to the fielder. A much needed boundary for West Zone. Tossed up on middle, Tare lofts it towards long-on, gets it much finer and adds a boundary

9.2

Karn Sharma to Tare, no run, 80kph, tossed up on the stumps, forward and defended

9.1

Karn Sharma to Tare, no run, teased up just outside off, Tare mistimes the drive back to the bowler

8.6

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Tare works it round his pad to long-on

8.5

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, no run, quicker on off, punched back to the bowler

8.4

Sohraab Dhaliwal to I Pathan, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover

8.3

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Tare, 1 run, drops it short, flogged down to long-on

Karn Sharma to Tare, no run, shorter on off, defended off the back foot

7.3

Karn Sharma to Tare, no run, big appeal from the bowler and the keeper but no dice given. A googly from Karn, came back in a touch, Tare played for the leggie, misses and wears it on the back pad. Height must've saved him

Aditya Tare, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.2

Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by M Rawat!! Parthiv Patel wears a worried look on his face. This was a poor shot from Iyer. Pushed through quicker by Sharma, outside off, Iyer connects the cut but fails to keep it down. Straight into the bucket hands of Rawat at point. Shreyas Iyer c M Rawat b Karn Sharma 7(11)

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, out Caught by Karn Sharma!! That's a strange dismissal for Jadhav. Flatter and quicker down leg, Jadhav was early into the shot, went for the pull. The ball catches the back of the bat and loops up to short third man, who clasps onto it. K Jadhav c Karn Sharma b Sohraab Dhaliwal 8(10) [4s-1]

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

6.5

Sohraab Dhaliwal to Shreyas Iyer, leg byes, 1 run, "ahhhhhhhh" was the cry from Naman Ojha behind the stumps but the umpire shakes his head. Fired in quicker, Iyer used his feet and played it across the line, misses and is rapped on the boot. Could have gone down leg

6.4

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover

6.3

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, no run, darted in full at the stumps, dug out

6.2

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, no run, this one zips through the deck, pings Jadhav on the thigh pad as he misses the pull

6.1

Sohraab Dhaliwal to K Jadhav, no run, arm-ball that straightens a wee bit after pitching, Jadhav prods at it from the crease, squirts it off the outer half into the off-side

Sohraab Dhaliwal, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

5.6

Karn Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, touch quicker outside off, Iyer waits in the crease and taps it to short extra cover

5.5

Karn Sharma to K Jadhav, 1 run, Jadhav fetches the sweep from outside off and sends it to deep mid-wicket

Karn Sharma to K Jadhav, FOUR, Jadhav is away. The sweep was his go-to shot against England. Unwraps it today again. Sinks low and brooms it over square leg

5.1

Karn Sharma to K Jadhav, no run, starts with a sharp leggie, pitched up and spins away just outside off, Jadhav was looking to run it down to third man but was defeated by the extra spin and bounce

Karn Sharma, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

4.6

Amit Mishra to Shreyas Iyer, no run, shortish on the stumps, Iyer pushes it down the ground, the ball cannons into the stumps at the other end

4.5

Amit Mishra to K Jadhav, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Jadhav rides the bounce and tucks it towards short fine

Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.4

Amit Mishra to Panchal, out Caught by Wankhade!! Panchal's tryst with destiny comes to an end. A short of length delivery outside off, Panchal wanted to loft it over mid-off, messes up with his timing and ends up slicing it straight to mid-off, who takes a couple of step backwards and hangs onto the dolly - reverse cupped. Panchal c Wankhade b Amit Mishra 12(8) [4s-1]

Amit Mishra to Panchal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

4.3

Amit Mishra to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, tapped in front of point for a quick single

4.2

Amit Mishra to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fuller on the pads, whipped straight to mid-on

4.1

Amit Mishra to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, sloppy effort from the short mid-wicket fielder. A back of a length delivery on the leg-stump line, Iyer clipped it straight to Rajpoot at short mid-wicket, who was lazy and didn't bend down in time. Scuttles away towards deep mid-wicket after bursting through his fingers. Another brace

Amit Mishra, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

3.6

Aniket Choudhary to Panchal, 2 runs, this was bowled at a much slower pace, Panchal was committed to the pull, again some steep bounce from Choudhary. Top-edge over short fine and two runs added to the tally

3.5

Aniket Choudhary to Panchal, FOUR, streaky but Panchal won't mind. A rising short ball from Choudhary, Panchal clears his front leg and tries to pull, the ball gets big on him and he ekes out a top-edge that flies away to the third man fence

3.4

Aniket Choudhary to Shreyas Iyer, 3 runs, fullish and on the leg stump, Iyer flicks it to deep mid-wicket, a fumble from the fielder gives him an extra run

3.4

Aniket Choudhary to Shreyas Iyer, wide, bouncer, but it's too high according to the umpire

3.3

Aniket Choudhary to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Iyer drives it to mid-off

Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.2

Aniket Choudhary to Parthiv Patel, out Caught by Harpreet Singh!! Oh what sort of a shot is that. Looks like he's been foxed by the bounce. Did the ball stop on him? This was a bumper from Aniket Choudhary, Parthiv was shaping up for the pull after advancing, but for some reason decided to pull out of the shot at the last moment and ended up slicing it straight to point. Parthiv Patel c Harpreet Singh b Aniket Choudhary 16(15) [4s-3]

Aniket Choudhary to Parthiv Patel, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

3.1

Aniket Choudhary to Panchal, 1 run, that will go down as a dropped chance by a tough one for Rayudu. Short delivery just outside off stump, Panchal backs away and tries to flat-bat it over the bowler, toe-ends it towards mid-off, Rayudu dives to his right and gets both hands, but it was too low and the ball popped out

2.6

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, no run, much, much better. Fullish and just outside off stump, forces Parthiv to play from the crease and he misses the dab, in fact almost edged it to the keeper

2.5

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, got to draw Parthiv forward. Anything good length will be punished and he has this ability to gives himself the extra bit of room by moving away from the sticks. Another cut shot that races through cover-point

2.5

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, wide, short and way outside off stump, ignored

2.4

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Parthiv mistimes the drive to cover

2.3

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, oh that's nicely guided away, shortish again from Rajpoot, oh good work at third man by Aniket, put in the dive and pushed the ball away, but it's rolling away again, the fielder recovers and dives again to stop the ball from touching the rope. So two runs saved there

2.2

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, width on offer and he's very good square on the off-side. Again the length wasn't full enough, allowed Parthiv to play off the back foot and he cut it away nicely through cover-point after making some room

2.1

Rajpoot to Panchal, 1 run, nicely done, stays leg-side of the ball and opens the face of the bat at the last moment to run this outswinger down to third man

1.6

Aniket Choudhary to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, backs away and flat-bats it back past the sticks at the bowler's end. Choudhary bowled back of a length and made life a little easy for the batsman, came at a good height and the connection was good enough

1.5

Aniket Choudhary to Panchal, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Panchal taps it to cover and sets off

1.4

Aniket Choudhary to Panchal, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Panchal swings hard as he tries to loft, slices it over deep backward point

Aniket Choudhary to Parthiv Patel, no run, that's a lovely delivery and a really poor shot from Parthiv. Clever captaincy move I guess as there are big open spaces on the on-side, which lured Parthiv into playing a rash shot. This was a length delivery that was just hinting to move away, very close to the off pole, Parthiv plays a flick without moving his feat, beaten all ends up and it almost took the stump out

Aniket Choudhary, comes into the attack

0.6

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, leg byes, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Parthiv swivels and tries to pull, but misses and gets hit on the body, no harm done though

0.5

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, no run, just a hint of inswing on this good length delivery just outside off stump, Parthiv punches it to cover-point

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Parthiv dabs it down to third man. He's still shaking his head at the non-striker's end with that call from the ump

0.1

Rajpoot to Parthiv Patel, no run, that's an interesting start to the tourney. Parthiv Patel looks unhappy that the umpire didn't signal a wide. This was a short of length delivery swinging down the leg-side, Parthiv failed to get bat on ball on the glance, should have been a wide

Parthiv Patel and Panchal are at the crease. Parthiv Patel is on strike. Rajpoot will open the attack

Hello and welcome to the opening game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Central and West Zones await to excite us. The Wankhede has been an excellent host to T20 cricket. The pitch is expected to be true in nature in terms of bounce, meaning batsmen will enjoy. However, the early morning moisture could initially help the seamers as well.